Associate Director - Commercial Planning

Job Opportunity At Lilly

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work and we put people first. We're looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world. This role is at the Indianapolis RLT facility, formerly Point Biopharma. The Indy RLT site is responsible for the commercial launch of radioligand therapies, supply of late-stage investigational products, and scale-up / optimization for phase 3 and commercial launches.

Key Responsibilities

The Commercial Planning, Associate Director is a hands-on leadership role primarily responsible for all areas of customer service, production planning, demand forecast, ensuring on-time delivery performance, and timely communication with the customer. All planners and schedulers will report to the Commercial Planning, Associate Director. The Commercial Planning, Associate Director will ensure customer satisfaction and demand is met, serve as primary contact for incoming demand (sales orders, forecast, etc.), analyze data to support business plans, and manage other daily functions as required. Develop and maintain models to be used for Best in Class Manufacturing Production Schedules and Materials Requirements Planning processes and practices to manage production throughput and inventory valuation. This role reports to the Senior Director, Supply Chain & Planning, serves on the site supply chain lead team and is directly responsible for the master production schedule, on time delivery performance metrics, and cross functional communication of delays, issues, and impacts.

Manages tactical planning activities based on MRP including work order placement and management, obtains forecast information from customer, development team, and historical usage data to determine planning parameters. Ensures material availability for work orders scheduled, prioritizes operations to best meet customer demand, preventative maintenance schedule, and development activities requiring production line time. Schedules production work orders, prioritizes, and tracks through the process, avoiding delays and material constraints. Identifies and leads / actively participates in productivity improvements regarding supply chain practices and production planning opportunities. Serving as the primary point of contact and lead for forecasting activities, monitors customer order activity, short-term and long-term forecasts, and communicates internally with Leadership, Production Planning, Production, and Supply Chain to adjust the supply plan and planned inventory to meet required demand. Supports new product development planning and site strategic planning activities. Tracks and trends key production and supply chain metrics. Prepares reports and presentations for executive leadership. Identifies and escalates supply chain risks related to inventory management and production activities. Assists in troubleshooting problems and implementing solutions. Analyzes and identifies supply problems relating to applicable / appropriate part numbers and determines the potential impact of on-time delivery to customers. Leads, mentors, supervises, and trains production planners in their daily activities. Serves as point of escalation for any planning issues, delays, parts constraints, or resource alignment needs.

Accountabilities

Measure and communicate team progress against individual, team and site goals and Key Performance Indicators (KPI's). Maintain Master Production Schedule for all production lines, all drug product, and all activities. Develop and maintain capacity models for scalability, theoretical volume exercises, and resource and equipment planning. Lead cross functional efforts to improve productivity and reduce delays, interruptions, and / or unplanned downtime.

Minimum Requirements

BS / BA - Business, management, supply chain, accounting, statistics, or similar field required. 7-10 years operations, buyer, planner experience in a drug manufacturing site, pharmaceutical operation or similarly regulated GxP environment. Expert level proficiency with MRP / ERP systems. Ability to plan, develop, and execute multiple projects under tight timelines with various stakeholders. Demonstrated attention to detail, verbal and written communication skills, ability to influence key stakeholders. Strong Microsoft Office Suite skills. 2+ years managing a team of direct reports.

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